Artificial intelligence has been quietly transforming industries for decades. Retailers deploy it to forecast what customers will grab next from a shelf. Banks rely on it to identify suspicious activity or give meaning to vast financial datasets. In healthcare, however, where stakes are high and demands on providers unremitting, the technology is beginning to transition from novel to necessary. For physicians, one of the biggest drains on time and energy isn’t the work most people imagine. It’s not the high-stakes decisions in an exam room or the delicate balance of prescribing the right treatment. It’s paperwork. Studies consistently show doctors spend nearly twice as many hours on administrative tasks as…